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Ann Lee
Ann Lee is a visiting professor at Peking University and an adjunct finance professor at Pace University. Before that, she was a partner at multi-billion dollar hedge fund firms. Ms. Lee was educated at U.C. Berkeley, Princeton, and Harvard. She has appeared on CNBC, CNNfN, Fox, and Bloomberg TV and writes for the Huffington Post, the Foreign Policy Association, Trader Monthly, Dealmaker, and Worth magazines.
Recent Columns
Pasodoble
Pasodoble, the name of a Spanish dance, means "double step" in Spanish.
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Thursday June 12th - 2:10pm
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Disease Prevention
The theme of the week is getting rid of preventable disease. What could be more worthy and obvious than that?
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Monday May 19th - 10:54am
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The American Way
Arguably the most recognizable charity, the American Cancer Society certainly knows how to segment their market.
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Thursday May 8th - 1:28pm
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Generations
At the beginning of this week, the Girl Scouts of Greater New York held their annual gala at the Grand Hyatt to raise funds for Girl Scout troops to train young girls and women to become future leaders.
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Friday May 2nd - 1:30pm
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Lovely and Twinkly
Those were the words uttered by Barbara Taylor Bradford during her acceptance speech describing the evening when the St. George Society honored her as the first female “White Rose.” She invited everyone who was seated at the Rainbow Room to have “a good giggle.” Certainly it was no laughing matter to Peter Felix, the President of the Society to pull off the Annual Gala to keep the 238 year-old club going. Stressed that the dinner started a half hour late, he still managed to crack a joke and a smile at the podium.
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Monday April 28th - 7:25am
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CreativeTime
What happens when you mix two parts Wall Street and three parts artists? Answer: a really fun party!
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Thursday April 24th - 2:07pm
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PENCIL it in
Ever wonder what happened to good old-fashioned apprenticeships? Well, they seem to be making a comeback as community groups also ponder the problem of how to improve our public school systems.
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Friday April 18th - 10:18am
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Tower of Hope
I have gone to many charities throughout my life, but on April 3rd, I went to one that I particularly admired.
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Friday April 4th - 10:50am
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Down Under
Heath Ledger’s sudden death put a slight damper to the opening night dinner of G’day USA which kicked off Australian Week here in New York.
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Wednesday January 23rd - 11:37am
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Superman
Christopher and Dana Reeve certainly must have been smiling from the heavens at all the folks who rallied for their vision last night.
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Tuesday November 13th - 10:38am
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Still Hanging In There
After being around 83 years, WYNC is one of our nation’s oldest and largest radio stations.
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Tuesday October 30th - 1:38pm
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Fairy Tales
Thursday, October 25th, 2007 was a magical night for a number of emerging artists. The Princess Grace Foundation recognized film directors, playwrights, and choreographers across the country at its annual Princess Grace Awards Dinner held at Sothebys.
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Tuesday October 30th - 12:00am
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Politics and Wall Street
Started in 1897 to combat the corruption of Tammany Hall, Citizens Union helped elect the first reform mayor, Seth Low, in 1901. It has spearheaded many other efforts since then, ranging from improved voting procedures to campaign finance reform, and has been described by the New York Times as the “influential government watchdog group” that is responsive to the citizens of New York.
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Monday October 29th - 9:28am
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Let Them Eat Cake
Many of New York’s heavy weights turned up for the event that was held on the second floor of the New York City Opera building. Coco and Arie Kopelman of Chanel, Amy Fine-Collins, Mark and Lorry Newhouse, and Princess Alexandra of Greece made appearances in full black tie regalia.
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Wednesday October 3rd - 11:17am
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Musical Chairs
The VH1 Save the Music Foundation held its 10th Anniversary Gala at the tent at Lincoln Center on Thursday, September 20th, 2007. Save the Music is a nonprofit organization that has provided music grants for musical instruments to 1500 public schools across the nation in over 100 cities.
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Monday September 24th - 2:19pm
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We Are the World
On Wednesday September 19th, the United Nations hosted a Hollywood film world premiere and gala dinner at its headquarters for the first time.
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Monday September 24th - 2:13pm
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Love All
The International Tennis Hall of Fame held its first annual Legends Ball at Cipriani 42nd Street on Friday night September 7. Fans at the U.S. Open readily changed out of their polo shirts and into suits and black ties for this event because it was sold out. For those who couldn’t get in, they deemed catching a glimpse of history’s great tennis stars was worth the trouble of standing on the outskirts of the heavily guarded white tented entrance.
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Monday September 10th - 2:44pm
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Ch Ch Ch China
The 2007 Gala for the China Institute honored Wilbur Ross this year. Festivities were at Gotham Hall.
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Tuesday June 12th - 10:03am
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Trading Places
Seth Waugh of Deutsche Bank is honored by the YMCA of greater New York.
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Thursday June 7th - 10:54am
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Predators Ball, Part Deux
Every major broker dealer on Wall Street was there to honor John Devaney of United Capital Asset Management.
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Wednesday June 6th - 10:31am
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Lookin' Tony at the Tony's
All of Broadway gathers to honor legends Carol Channing, Tommy Tune and James Earl Jones.
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Tuesday June 5th - 10:04am
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Music to your Ears
The Kaufman Center held its annual gala at the Mandarin Oriental, raising $700K.
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Thursday May 31st - 11:15am
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Artrageous takes Manhattan
The sixth annual Artrageous Gala benefiting foster-care was held at New York City’s Cipriani.
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Friday May 25th - 9:00am
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Call to Action
The Committee of Economic Development hosted its annual gala at the Waldorf on May 22nd.
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Thursday May 24th - 10:16am
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Scandanavia Goes Green in New York
A dinner for the American-Scandanavian Foundation welcomed the President of Finland, Dr. Henry Kissinger and others for an elegantly 'green' evening.
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Tuesday May 22nd - 9:59am
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Big People & Big Ideas
The Rainforest Alliance held its annual gala in New York at the American Museum of Natural History. Here's the scoop on the evening.
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Monday May 21st - 10:01am
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Spring (aka Charity Season) Is In The Air
Spring is in the air, and the sophisticates of New York are out in full force. If you’ve been the lucky recipient of a big fat bonus, it’s time to open your wallet because it’s charity season!
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Monday April 30th - 3:19pm
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